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comes from seven generations of sitar players which include his legendary father Ustad Vilayat Khan. Shujaat Khan crosses musical lines and has played with other esteemed musicians from various traditions like Ashe Bhosle, the Ghazal Ensemble and Mamadou Diabate. He's touring Australia with ...

Bambula is the next instalment of a musical collaboration between Daniel Ngukkur Boy Wilfred and David Yipininy Wilfred, song men from Roper River in South East Arnhem Land, and pianist Paul Grabowsky. It's a rich and organic project which goes back 10 years when Paul Grabowsky first visited ...

is touring for bluesfest and beyond. She's part of a new generation of musicians digging deep into American history. Slave stories, civil rights and the Black Lives Matter movement all provide fodder for her new collection of songs on Freedom Highway. While in Australia Rhiannon's playing with ...

new book contends that this DIY form of post-war music changed the world. A slight case of hyperbole? Tune in to hear how Donnie Lonegan, The Vipers, Ken Colyer and the Quarrymen created this uniquely British take on American folk and blues and caused a sensation amongst a generation of kids growing ...